Speaking to the BBC yesterday, Sony’s Phil Harrison defended the company’s decision to launch two versions of the PS3, plus assured gamers that the lower priced pack will still offer a true high definition experience.
There have been low-level grumblings and mutterings around E3 this week, following the spec sheets released to journalists at the pre-E3 Sony conference on Monday, which revealed that the lower-priced PS3 will not have Wi-Fi, a memory card slot or an HDMI port.
Harrison told the BBC: "What we should be clear about is that the functionality is identical in both machines... It's just that the technical method of extracting audio and video from the devices is slightly different"
Tellingly, what Harrison doesn't mention is anything about the amendments made to the top-end package - picked up on by some Sony-haters as evidence of the company’s tendency to over-promise on the prototype specs. The PS3 has one HDMI slot, not two; four USB ports, not six; one ethernet port, not three.
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There have been low-level grumblings and mutterings around E3 this week, following the spec sheets released to journalists at the pre-E3 Sony conference on Monday, which revealed that the lower-priced PS3 will not have Wi-Fi, a memory card slot or an HDMI port.
Harrison told the BBC: "What we should be clear about is that the functionality is identical in both machines... It's just that the technical method of extracting audio and video from the devices is slightly different"
Tellingly, what Harrison doesn't mention is anything about the amendments made to the top-end package - picked up on by some Sony-haters as evidence of the company’s tendency to over-promise on the prototype specs. The PS3 has one HDMI slot, not two; four USB ports, not six; one ethernet port, not three.
Let us know what you think in the forums.
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fluffstardx 12 May 2006 18:32
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<i>"What we should be clear about is that the functionality is identical in both machines... It's just that the technical method of extracting audio and video from the devices is slightly different"</i>
Yep, true that. Like one can output HDMI's HDCP encrypted stuff and the other can't and so has to be bodged. That's like saying "the blinds are on so the mode of viewing the outside is different".
Yep, true that. Like one can output HDMI's HDCP encrypted stuff and the other can't and so has to be bodged. That's like saying "the blinds are on so the mode of viewing the outside is different".
Master Chef 12 May 2006 19:35
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